Outsider Architecture

A mysterious castle built as a monument to lost love.

Magical-looking cottages that inspired one of the most famous animated films ever.

This exemplar of modernist architecture is meant to captivate and inspire students of the Cooper Union.

Modern pyramids built to channel positive energy have also fomented local tales of animal sacrifice.

Peek through a transparent pyramid and drink in the mountain made of books.

The legendary building that needed ghostly approval before being built.

The man who introduced reinforced concrete to the world demonstrated its genius by using it to build his own house.

Outsider art meets hard scrabble mountain life in this woodcarver's home/art piece.

An elaborate gift from Claus Spreckels is now a piece of San Francisco history.

A massive forgotten storehouse from 1913 on the Brooklyn Waterfront has a spectacular view of Brooklyn.

One small town in the Pacific Northwest transformed itself into a Bavarian-themed tourist destination.

A starship has landed in Texas, a welcome break for weary travelers from a drab stretch of I-35.

An airy would-be solution to a housing shortage.

A landmark for a trailblazer for female architects and the designer of one of the most famous and opulent buildings in California.

Figures of unknown origin carved into the surfaces of underground caves.

Discover for yourself what Herb Caen referred to as "the best kept secret in the Bay Area."

This memorial park stands on the site of one of the largest mass executions of the Second World War.

Hanging over one of Japan’s “hidden valleys,” these vine bridges must be remade every three years.